No cover
Most of what Peninsula Comedy does costs nothing to walk into. Bars in San Mateo, Burlingame, San Carlos, Belmont and Redwood City give us the room; comics from the city clubs do the sets; you buy a drink if you want one and tip the comics if they earned it. These are the upcoming shows with no cover.
Saturday, Oct 3
With Emon Dismore, Nicole Tran, Gio Gio, Keanu Carmona, Megha Joshi, Jared Sena
The only stand-up show in downtown Burlingame. Dinner at 8, show at 9. Barracuda turns the dining room into a comedy club after the kitchen winds down, and the bar stays open through the show. Book a table for dinner if you want to eat first.
Tue, Oct 13
With Jamar, Shannon, Amanda, Ashwin Bala, Donovan Robertson, Israel Medina
Free stand-up at The Sandwich Spot in downtown Redwood City. Doors at 7, show at 7:30. Six comics, early night, no cover.
The bar makes money on a night that would otherwise be quiet, and the comics get a real audience outside the city. Nobody pays a cover. If the show was worth it, order something from the bar and tip the comics on the way out.
No. None of the rooms enforce one.
No, and most rooms cannot take one for the show itself. Seating is first come, first seated. Arrive thirty minutes early for a table. At Barracuda you can book dinner before the show.
The lineups are working Bay Area comics, and the headliners come from the San Francisco Punchline, Cobb's, the San Jose Improv and Comedy Oakland. What you give up is a stage and a two-drink minimum. What you get is a bar you already like, a short drive, and nothing on the card.
Want a show with a headliner you have heard of? Those are usually ticketed. Full calendar or @peninsulacomedy.
